Foster Care 101

Foster Care Information for Those Interested in Caring for Children in Need

The interest and desire to want to help children in foster care are admirable. Foster care comes with its rewards as well as its challenges. While each State of the U.S. or another country that offers foster care differs on basic guidelines and jargon, parenting the children seems to be the same, a child in need is a child in need.

Working as a Part of a Foster Care Team of Professionals

Foster parents have the responsibility of being part of a professional team working towards helping a foster child and his or her family reunify or transition into an adoptive family. This means foster parents will be working with social workers, teachers, doctors, therapists, and others.

Other Ways to Help Foster Children

Sometimes foster care is not a right fit for a family, other times it's just not for right now, meaning perhaps later in life foster care will work better around your schedule or family situation. But there are always other ways to help a foster child. Consider: